What’s at stake in Trump’s trip to Japan, South Korea and China

What’s at stake in Trump’s trip to Japan, South Korea and China – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump will depart Washington on Monday for Asia. He’ll make stops in Japan and South Korea before traveling to China to meet with President Xi Jingping for a two-day summit. Anna Coren is in Taipei with … Read more

Taiwan to be key issue at Trump’s high-stakes summit with Chinese president Xi Jinping

When President Trump arrives in Beijing aboard Air Force One for a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping, the top issue on the Chinese leader’s mind won’t be the global impacts from the Iran war and bottlenecked Strait of Hormuz. Instead, Xi will be focused on Taiwan, the tiny island democracy in the western Pacific … Read more

Rejecting church and state separation is on the wish list for Trump’s religious liberty commission

One member calls for a Presidential Medal of Freedom for a baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Another calls for court interventions by the Department of Justice on behalf of Amish parents fighting New York vaccine requirements and Catholic nuns challenging that state’s requirement that they accommodate hospice patients’ … Read more

Saudis feared Trump’s Project Freedom would spur Iran to attack, officials say

Saudi officials were angered by President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement that the U.S. would start guiding ships through the Strait of Hormuz, fearing the move could spur more Iranian attacks on Gulf allies and reignite the conflict, two U.S. officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more

In Trump’s crosshairs, Massie rakes in more than $1M this week while fighting for political life

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Thomas Massie’s campaign has raked in more than $1 million so far since launching a “Moneybomb” fundraiser on Monday morning, according to a running tally displayed on the fundraising website. The embattled Republican, who represents Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, is competing in a GOP primary showdown … Read more

U.S. trade court rules against Trump’s 10% tariffs

A U.S. trade court on Thursday ruled that President Trump’s latest round of global 10% tariffs are invalid. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of judges in the U.S. Court of International Trade sided with 24 states and a small group of businesses who filed a lawsuit in March challenging the legality of the Trump administration’s tax … Read more

New York to restrict ICE despite threat from Trump’s border czar

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s border czar has threatened to “ flood the zone ” with immigration agents if New York passes bills to limit local coordination with the federal government’s crackdown. New York seems ready to do so anyway. “I don’t take well to threats,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday. “We’re … Read more

Examining the strength of Trump’s presidential pardoning power

CBS News has exclusively learned that Senate and House Democrats are investigating whether President Trump issued pardons and commutations as part of what is described as a “pay-to-play” dynamic. Lawmakers have sent letters to more than a dozen recipients of executive clemency, seeking documents about payment history and communications with lawyers or those close to … Read more

Trump’s Iran war ‘naughty’ list pushes Europe toward more independent defense

European officials were, on the whole, not surprised when they heard news reports last month that the Trump administration had drawn up a list of NATO allies who should be punished for failing to support the U.S. war in Iran. Nicknamed the “naughty and nice” list, it was on brand for President Donald Trump, who … Read more